Here’s a nice feature from Fodor’s. It’s called How to Take Travel Pictures Like a Pro:
With the assistance of author and photographer Jeff Wignall, Fodor’s has put together an invaluable guide to shooting great travel pictures: Nearly 100 easy-to-follow tips, with accompanying photos, covering every aspect of travel photography.
Last Sunday night A and I had the good fortune to attend the final of the biennial ASEAN football championship between Thailand and Singapore here at Bangkok’s Supachalasai Stadium. And our perspective was unique: we were in the media gallery down at pitch level, just behind the goal.
The sound of 40,000 Thai supporters cheering on their side (pictured above) was overwhelming. Sadly, Thailand lost by an aggregate score of 3-2 in a here-and-away match; the first leg, in Singapore, was marred by a refereeing controversy that caused the Thai squad to walk off the field for 15 minutes in protest. On Sunday evening, Thailand scored a goal in the first half, drawing even on aggregate, but then Singapore pulled one back late in the game to defend their crown.
Here was the vantage from the field.
The atmosphere was festive; this supporter’s costume featured a tank — a humorous reference to the September military coup.
More fans.
The crowd at halftime, as seen from the pitch.
A interviewed some Singapore supporters.
And so did PJ Roberts, of the ESPN Star Sports highlights show Nokia Football Crazy.
The Singapore squad was presented with the trophy amid a burst of confetti.
Though the match was hard-fought and tempers flared on the field at times, the Thai supporters treated the small contingent of Singapore fans with respect and generally lost gracefully.
![Fireworks, Comet, Lightning [image by Antti Kemppainen]](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/382489729_20bc823adb_m.jpg)
A remarkable image snapped by Antti Kemppainen. Click on the pic for a bigger version. Via Astronomy Picture of the Day:
Explanation: Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain visible in southern skies with binoculars through the end of this month. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework.
While the fireworks, comet, and lightning are all stunning, perhaps my favorite part of this image is the sense of expectancy and emotion that’s conveyed by the sight of all the folks gathered on the beach, gazing up at the sky.
![Southern Thailand [not my image]](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/380106212_b17edf0926_m.jpg)
My pal Austin — who you’ll remember from our street food expedition last month — has just posted some spectacular images from another adventure: he accompanied photographer Eric Valli on a journey gathering bird nests inside caves in southern Thailand. Don’t miss it.
I’ve just posted all of my images from our 10-day trip to India. Here’s the full set. We were in Delhi for a few days and then went down to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. After that it was off to Jaipur before returning to Delhi.
A few of my faves:
Glowing Ganesh statue inside our taxi in Delhi
Samosas!
Tandoori food!
Standing room only
Thumbs up!
And Thumbs Up cola!
Gathering at the India Gate in Delhi.
Agra street scene
The classic image of the Taj Mahal
Taj Reflection
In front of the Taj Mahal entrance gate
The Taj viewed from the side
The river behind the Taj
Along the road from Agra to Jaipur
Sunset in Jaipur
Camel cart at 12 o’clock!
Wedding ceremony
Women at the Lotus Temple in Delhi
While I process and upload and sift through the 346 images I snapped during our 10 days in India, here’s one more to whet your appetite. This is me getting a shave in Jaipur, India. Great pic by A. Love the perspective.
I’m back and blogging from Bangkok, folks. The reason for my absence: A and I went to India.
Wow. What a country.
As you can see, I made a fool of myself at the world’s most famous love monument/mausoleum. What else is new?
More pics and insight soon…
Beautiful photos of the beautiful game. That’s the subject of Hans Van Der Meer’s gorgeous photography. He’s published a book called “European Fields: The Landscape of Lower League Football.”
(Via.)
A and our friends Ploy, Dan, and Beau headed to Bangkok’s Great American Rib Company last night to celebrate Turkey Day with ample and tasty portions of turkey, gravy, stuffing, potato salad, coleslaw, pumpkin pie, and even jalapeno cornbread. All that I found lacking was a Lay-Z-Boy on which to recline post-meal and dream about turkey sandwiches to come and going back for seconds of my Aunt Cee Cee’s world famous pecan pie.
Round one
The food was savory and the company was great, but the highlight of the evening came when Dan and Ploy hopped on a motosai taxi and headed off precariously into the warm night. Notice the look on the taxi driver’s face: what the hell is happening here and why is that big farang taking our picture?
I happened to be up early a few days ago — we’re talking pre-dawn, a time of day during which I am most certainly not at my best. But I managed to snap some pics of the sunrise from my roof deck. (The one at my house, it should be noted, is a reasonable four floor floors up, not a vertiginous sixty four.)
The moon.
The gloaming.
The moon again.